Larval instars of the ant Strumigenys solifontis Brown (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): the fallacy of size distribution
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DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2016.1254299
Abstract: ABSTRACT Larval instars of the myrmicine ant Strumigenys solifontis Brown were determined by measuring the head width under a stereomicroscope and examining the morphology, especially chaetotaxy, by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. This study… read more here.
Keywords: microscopy; larval instars; ant strumigenys; solifontis brown ... See more keywords
Thelytokous parthenogenesis in the exotic dacetine ant Strumigenys rogeri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1111/ens.12277
Abstract: Only recently has it become clear that several species of eusocial hymenopterans regularly reproduce by thelytokous parthenogenesis, that is, the production of diploid female offspring by unmated females. This phenomenon suggests that parthenogenetic reproduction might… read more here.
Keywords: strumigenys rogeri; thelytokous parthenogenesis; ant strumigenys; dacetine ant ... See more keywords